2014 Aegean Sea yacht and dinghy capsizing
On 5 May 2014, a yacht and a dinghy, both overcrowded and carrying migrants destined for Greece, capsized about four nautical miles off the coast of the Greek island of Samos, in the Aegean Sea. The vessels had been trying to enter Greece illegally at the time they overturned. The cause of the capsizing remains unclear, since weather conditions at the time and place where it occurred were said to have been relatively good.
Coastland in Samos, Greece. | |
Date | May 5, 2014 |
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Location | Aegean Sea, off the coast of the Greek island of Samos, near Turkey |
Coordinates | 37.61146°N 26.88483°E |
Deaths | At least 22 |
Missing | Up to 7 |
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